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Pasta Salad with Shrimp, Goat Feta, and Basil

Thursday July 2nd 2009

We’ve been pining for summer weather here in Boston. It’s been cold, dreary, and drizzly for days. This pasta salad is like a little dose of summer—it’s cool, creamy, and an absolutely fabulous thing to bring to a picnic or barbecue. Assuming, that is, that the sun ever comes out.

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Sesame Noodles

Monday June 8th 2009

These noodles are one of my favorite things to bring to a picnic. They’re a little salty, a little sweet, and only get better once they sit in the fridge overnight. They’re super simple to make, and will keep for about week in the fridge. They have an excellent balance of salt (from soy sauce), sweetness (from sugar) and heat (from fresh ginger and Sriracha chili sauce).

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Rustic, Family-Style Pork with Red Sauce

Thursday February 5th 2009

This is a fabulous way to feed a crowd on a budget. Pork shoulder is a tough cut of meat, so it’s generally on the cheaper side. (In fact, this is the same cut of meat that’s often used to make pulled pork.) My pork roast was about 8.5 lbs. and was only 99 cents/lb. [...]

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Chicken Cooked in Cream

Thursday October 9th 2008

Warning: This isn’t diet food. This chicken is comfort food times ten. I was feeling a little under the weather when I got home from the office, and wanted something soothing, warm, salty, and rich. I don’t eat like this all the time. Honest. So, you know that thing your grandmother used to do with [...]

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Old-Fashioned Pasta Salad

Wednesday August 6th 2008

This is one of those recipes that’s better the next day. And even better the one after. It’s a good base pasta salad recipe, so you can add anything else that you want to it (little bits of crispy bacon, other veggies, different kinds of cheese), but I think it’s perfect as is. Old Fashioned [...]

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